Government accountability in 2011

Government accountability in 2011

In the past few months, it has become evident that many farmers, agricultural organizations, and agribusinesses have become suspect of the EPA’s intentions to interfere with business-as-usual. Sometimes, we’d all like to know, “Just what are they thinking?” For today, here’s your answer:

lisapjackson: “I'm visiting farms in California's San Joaquin Valley today to talk with farmers and other members of the agricultural community.”

That’s right. Mrs. Jackson is on farms right now according to her Twitter status. One of the great things about Twitter, unlike Facebook and many other social media applications, is that there is no login required to view much of the information.

Want to know what your Congressman or Senators are up to? Unfortunately rural legislators, like a proportional number of their constituents, are slow to gravitate to the Twitter feed. But Mashable.com (a social media news website) has compiled the current list. At the web page mashable.com/twitterlists/list/tweetcongress/congress/ you will find the latest tweets (updates) via Twitter for those who oblige. By clicking on the “Members” tab, you will see the 149 active users in the U.S. House and Senate.